Abstract
The intimate association between a blood meal and ovulation in all female mosquitos, with the exception of a few (de Buck, Roubaud) has been clearly recognised; but the peculiar manner in which the presence of blood in the stomach can influence the formation of eggs is not understood. Two explanations may be suggested: it may either act as a physico-chemical stimulus to the ovarian follicles, or certain constituents in the blood may furnish some nutrient material for the development of the eggs.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Insect Science,Agronomy and Crop Science,General Medicine